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The nation’s largest Medicaid insurer is pledging to help build nearly $1 billion worth of affordable housing in eight states…
In describing the financial burden caused by the high price of insulin products, a Fortune article summarized the problem: “In…
Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure…
Strides have been made towards reducing the numbers of people without health insurance in the U.S. In August 2023 the…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the delay of the implementation of its restrictions on accessing Medicare…
With Baby Boomers aging and nursing home care costs climbing, obscure old sleeper laws on the books in more than…
Nearly one in four adults who say they were “disenrolled” from Medicaid health coverage as states unraveled a pandemic-era program…
The weight loss drug Wegovy secured a supplemental cardiovascular indication from the Food and Drug Administration last month. This allows…
Mounting hospital bills, crushing medical debt, ballooning insurance premiums… While we are wrestling with these widespread healthcare affordability problems, it’s…
The Medicare and Medicaid programs cover more than 40% of insured U.S. population. In 2022, taxpayers spent $1.8 trillion on…